By Linda Feldman, Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 7, 2013

[....] In the debate before the ACA passed, there was plenty of focus on people who lacked insurance, either because they couldn’t afford it or had a preexisting condition. Now, newspapers around the country are chronicling the stories of the other category of consumer – people who make too much money to be eligible for federal subsidies and are being charged double and triple their old rates.

"The upper-middle class are the people who are essentially being asked to foot the bill, and that's true across the country,” Jonathan Wu, cofounder of ValuePenguin, a consumer finance website, tells the San Jose Mercury News.

Michael Yount of Charlotte, N.C., is one such unhappy customer. He and his wife, retired and in their late 50s, have been buying their own health insurance from Blue Cross and Blue Shield (BCBS) in North Carolina, paying about $380 a month with an $11,000 deductible. BCBS is offering them a new plan for three times the cost, $1,124.50 a month, still with an $11,000 deductible [....]

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4 tips for buying insurance without subsidies
By Tom Murphy, AP Business Writer, Oct. 9, 2013

[....] Individuals who do not have the option to obtain insurance from their employer, and who make more than about $46,000 -- or a family of four bringing in more than $94,200 -- will not be eligible for income-based tax credits under the new health care law. [....] Here are some shopping tips to consider if you make too much to land a helping hand from the overhaul with next year's insurance bill [....]